旷工 (kuàng gōng) — to be absent from work without permission; to skip work (unauthorized absence)
Definition
旷工 (kuàng gōng) is a formal compound verb for being absent from work without permission — a punishable offense in the workplace. It is a separable verb: 旷三天工, not *旷工三天.
verb
to be absent from work without permissionto skip work (unauthorized absence)
Examples
- 旷工。Tā yīn wèi kuàng gōng bèi gōng sī kāi chú le.He was fired by the company for skipping work.
- 。Zhè ge yuè tā yǐ jīng kuàng le sān tiān gōng le.He has already been absent without permission for three days this month.
- 旷工。Gōng sī guī dìng lián xù kuàng gōng sān tiān yǐ shàng huì bèi chǔ fèn.The company stipulates that skipping work for three consecutive days or more will result in disciplinary action.
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